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A $32 million seed round may seem like a throwback to frothier times like . . .2021. But that’s how much PLAI Labs just raised in a deal led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). It seems like a lot of moolah in a volatile market, even coming as it does from two separate a16z funds: the […] A $32 million seed round for Chris DeWolfe’s next gaming biz defies 2023 trends by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch... →

After cutting off prominent app makers like Tweetbot and Twitterific, Twitter today quietly updated its developer terms to ban third-party clients altogether. Spotted by Engadget, the “restrictions” section of Twitter’s 5,000-some-word developer agreement was updated with a clause prohibiting “use or access the Licensed Materials to create or attempt to create a substitute or similar […] Twitter officially bans third-party clients after cutting off prominent devs by Kyle Wiggers originally published on Tech... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Amazon cancels charitable donation initiative so it can focus on ‘programs with greater impact’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

In a financial filing on Thursday, T-Mobile revealed that a hacker accessed a trove of personal data belonging to 37 million customers. The telecom giant said that the “bad actor” started stealing the data, which includes “name, billing address, email, phone number, date of birth, T-Mobile account number and information such as the number of […] T-Mobile says hacker accessed personal data of 37 million customers by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch... →

Copilot, a platform aimed at helping companies including marketing agencies, accounting firms and law firms run and grow their businesses, today announced that it raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by YC Continuity and Lachy Groom at a $100 million post-money valuation. Co-founder and CEO Marlon Misra said that the funds […] Copilot lands $10M to help service businesses build digital customer experiences by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

It looks like Dungeons & Dragons just succeeded on a death saving throw. After weeks of backlash and protests from fans and content creators, Wizards of the Coast — the Hasbro-owned publisher of Dungeons & Dragons — announced that it will now license the tabletop roleplaying game’s core mechanics under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 […] Dungeons & Dragons’ publisher will put the game under a Creative Commons license by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla CEO Elon Musk oversaw a 2016 video that overstated the capabilities of the automaker’s driver assistance system, Autopilot, according to internal emails viewed by Bloomberg. The emails show that Musk even dictated the opening tagline of the video that claimed the car drove itself. Earlier this week, a deposition from a senior engineer revealed […] Musk oversaw misleading 2016 video saying Tesla drove itself by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Netflix founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings announced Thursday that he would step down after more than two decades at the company. While news of his departure comes as a shock, Hastings noted that Netflix has planned its next era of leadership “for many years” in an announcement on the company’s blog. In 2020, Netflix named […] Netflix founder Reed Hastings steps down as co-CEO by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

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The clock is ticking for Uber to electrify its fleet, and the rideshare company wants automakers to help by designing cheaper electric vehicles for its drivers. Lawmakers are setting deadlines for rideshare companies to ditch fossil fuels (California‘s Air Resources Board among them), and Uber has its own electrification deadlines, which range from 2025 to […] In race to electrify, Uber wants EVs that sacrifice top speeds, wheels by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Do you believe in second chances? Well, FTX’s new CEO John J. Ray III hopes so. More money, more problems for crypto by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

I managed to squeeze the remaining vestiges out of CES 2023 in last week’s Actuator. The good news is that things are starting to pick up again like clockwork. If you’ve emailed me about work stuff in the past week, I apologize for the delay — I’ve been out of one frying pan and into […] Building up and tearing down by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Facebook parent Meta announced today it’s further centralizing various user settings across its suite of apps — Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. As a result, several existing settings will be relocated to Meta’s “Accounts Center” feature, first launched in 2020. Specifically, the changes will see Meta moving settings related to personal details, passwords, security options and […] Meta centralizes more user and privacy settings across its apps, announces changes to ads controls by Sarah Perez originally ... →

Let's take a look at the deck collaborative knowledge base tool Scrintal used to raise a $1 million seed round. Pitch Deck Teardown: Scrintal’s $1M seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Another bill has come in for Meta for failing to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — but this one’s a tiddler! Meta-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp, has been fined €5.5 million (just under $6M) by the tech giant’s lead data protection regulator in the region for failing to have a lawful […] WhatsApp slapped for processing data without a lawful basis under EU’s GDPR by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

A date has been set for a trial by jury in a significant antitrust case against Google involving its alleged abuses of power in the Android app market. Fortnite maker Epic Games and dating app giant Match Group, joined by over three dozen state Attorneys General, have accused Google of unfairly leveraging its market dominance […] Epic and Match’s antitrust case against Google heads to jury trial on November 6 by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

As FTX news subsided in recent weeks, the new CEO of the crypto exchange shared that he is exploring the possibility of restarting the company, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. John Ray III, the new FTX CEO, said in an interview that “everything is on the table,” in regards to reviving […] FTX’s new CEO says there’s possibility for exchange to restart by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Sophia Amoruso, the creator of Nasty Gal and Girlboss, has started a movement, has empowered generations of women and done the entrepreneur victory lap – the last of which she doesn’t necessarily recommend to other founders because “it’s a distraction.” She’s also raised down rounds, run out of venture capital funding, filed for bankruptcy and […] Sophia Amoruso launches Trust Fund for founders by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →